This week, we begin our series of candidates for office in statewide elections with Republican Tony Monetti, who is running for the US Senate in hopes of challenging Claire McCaskill (D) in November.

To do that, Monetti will have to win the Republican Primary Election in August. We discuss taxes, regulations on business, national security, and guns among other topics.

Also, elections aren’t the only places changes are made. The Freedom Center of Missouri’s Dave Roland provides updates on some of the cases he’s working on in Missouri and he comments on a case before the US Supreme Court that may have an affect on all Americans. We’re talking about religious freedom and free speech.